Eagles' DeSean Jackson reports to training camp

UPDATE: Jackson addressed his situation Monday night, saying: "I'm here to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. I have a year left under my contract. Hopefully something can work out, I think everything will. With the talks and things like that, we'll just keep that disclosed, but I think everything will happen in a positive way. I will play, I will practice, I just kind of have to ease my way back into it."

Asked if he wants a new deal, Jackson responded: "I think that's obvious. As far as how we go about getting it done is the biggest thing. I just really have to take advantage of what I have to do; stay out of trouble, just do all the positive things, stay away from all the negative talks of people saying whatever. All I can do is control what I can control. That's the people around me, the things I do on an everyday basis.

"I think where I'm at, my first three years, the things I've accomplished, it's been off the chart, but there's still always room for improvement. That's one thing I realize. Being an Eagle this year is going to be something I look forward to. I always wanted to be an Eagle; because I held out for a couple days, or whatever it was, that doesn't mean I didn't want to be an Eagle. ... I'm ready to play football. I'm ready to help win games."

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Two-time Pro Bowl WR/KR DeSean Jackson has ended his holdout, reporting to Eagles training camp in Bethlehem, Pa., while potentially easing one of the concerns of a dramatic post-lockout period for Philadelphia.

Entering the final year of a rookie contract set to pay him roughly $600,000 in 2011, Jackson is seeking a new deal.

He averaged an NFL-best 22.5 yards per catch in 2010 while eclipsing 1,000 receiving yards for the second consecutive season as QB Michael Vick's primary deep threat. The duo open many games with a downfield shot in efforts to stretch opposing defenses.

Jackson's holdout, WR Jeremy Maclin's mystery illness, CB Asante Samuel's state of mind and DT Mike Patterson's on-field seizure have partially tempered the excitement sown by a bounty of new acquisitions, most notably CB Nnamdi Asomugha, as the Eagles try to snap a 51-year title drought.

Jackson would have forfeited a year of service toward free agency -- which he may realize in 2012 -- had he not reported by Tuesday.

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